Orlando E. Caruana

Orlando Emanuel Caruana (23 June 1844-14 September 1917) was a Union Army sergeant who served in the 51st New York Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Biography
Orlando Emanuel Caruana was born in Valletta, Malta on 23 June 1844, and he later emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. In August 1861, claiming to be 20, the 17-year-old Caruana enlisted in the US Army, and he was assigned to Edward Ferrero's 51st New York Volunteer Infantry. On 14 March 1862, during the Battle of New Bern, he recovered the battle flag from the wounded flagbearer; he again distinguished himself at the Battle of South Mountain on 14 September, where he was the only survivor of a scouting mission. For these two actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was discharged in September 1864, and he died in Washington DC in 1917.